Scrap or stub book



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A. L. WEIS.

SCRAP 0R STUB BOOK.

No. 592,103. Patented Oct. 19,1897.

PATENT ANDREW L. WEIS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

SCRAP OR STUB BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,103, dated October 19, 1897. Application filed June 29, 1896. Serial No. 597,367. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW L. WEIS, of Toledo, county of Lucas, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Backs for Books; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use-the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to backs and means for securing the leaves of bookssuch as in-v voice, scrap, or stub books-and has for its objects to bind loose sheets or stubs to a rigid back, and to form a book which is cheap of construction, presents a neat appearance, and is as substantial as a book bound by the wellknown process.

The invention further consists in the parts and combination of parts,as shown,described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of stubs and a cover constructed in accordance'with my invention, in connection with a device for supporting loose leaves while being pasted in the book. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same. Fig. 3 is an end view of the back, showing the longitudinal recesses therein to receive the assembled sections of sheets or stubs. Fig. 4 is a like view showing a modified construction; and Fig. 5 is'a detail view of one section of leaves or stubs, showing a preferred means for securin g them together.

l designates the back, to which theleaves or stubs are secured, and 2 designates the covers, which are secured to the back by any preferred means well known in the art of bookbinding.

upon the upper face without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The leaves or stubs are secured together in a series of sections 6, there being as many sections to a book as there are longitudinal grooves 3 in the back, each section comprising as many sheets secured together as can be inserted in the grooves 3, and the means for securing the sheets can be variedas, for instance, I can use a double sheet, as shown in Fig. 5, securing them at the bend by staples 7, or I may secure single sheets together by gluing at their rear end.

To assemble the sectionsof sheets or stubs in the back, they are inserted therein and glued, so as to form a stationary part thereof, or if desired they may be inserted and secured therein by means of fastening-nails 8, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3, or any means may be employed to secure the sections permanently to the back without departing from the spirit of my invention.

It will thus be seen thatl have provided an invoice, scrap, or stub book, or a permanent binder for papers, magazines, &c., in which the expense of manufacture is reduced to a minimum and which presents a neat appearance, not distinguishable from a book bound by the present expensive method.

In the use of stub-books it will be readily seen that the rear end of the sections being secured permanently in the back are separated by a positive means, but that the forward flexible ends of the stubs can be compressed to a great deal smaller width than the rear end. I have therefore provided a means to support the stubs while the leaf is being pasted thereon which consists in a stationary strip 9, secured to one of the covers 2 of the book, and a movable strip 10, secured to the strips by means of the flexible hinge 11. This hinge is preferably formed of a strip of cloth either secured upon one side of the strips 9 and 10, as shown in Fig. 1, or it may be secured upon both sides, as shown in Fig. 2.

The operation of the support is as follows, reference being had to Fig. 2, where it is desired to paste a sheet upon the stub at the front of the book: The strip 10' is inserted beneath the stubs near the top thereof, the covers of the book being previously opened when there is a solid base for the stubs, and adapted to be entered between the stubs to 10 the sheet can be pasted thereto. support the same when the covers are open. What I claim is- In testimony that I claim the foregoing as A book comprising a back, stubs secured my own I hereby affix my signature in presthercto, a cover secured to the back having ence of two witnesses. a strip permanently secured to its inner sur- I ANDREIV L. \VEIS. face near the margin thereof, and parallel to \Vitnesses: the stubs, a supplemental strip hinged to the CARROLL J. IVEBSTER, inneredge of the stationary strip whereby itis \VILLIAM IVEBSTER. 

